# papilla
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin papilla (“a nipple, teat”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pəˈpɪl.ə/
* Rhymes: -ɪlə

### Noun

papilla (plural papillae)
* (anatomy) A nipple-like protuberance on a part or organ of the body.
** A vascular process of connective tissue extending into and nourishing the root of a hair, feather, or developing tooth.
** Any of the vascular protuberances of the dermal layer of the skin extending into the epidermal layer and often containing tactile corpuscles.
** Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
* (botany) A small fleshy projection on a plant.

#### Derived terms

* ileal papilla
* urogenital papilla

#### Related terms

* papillar
* papillary
* papillate
* papillectomy
* papilliferous
* papilliform
* papilloma
* papillomatous

#### Translations
### References

* “papilla”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* “papilla”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑpilːɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝pilːɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑpilːɑ
* Hyphenation: pa‧pil‧la

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

papilla
* (anatomy, botany) Alternative form of papilli

##### Declension

Possessive forms of papilla (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
papillani
papillani
accusative
nom.
papillani
papillani
gen.
papillani
genitive
papillani
papilloideni papilloitteni papillojeni papillaini $^{rare}$
partitive
papillaani
papilloitani papillojani
inessive
papillassani
papilloissani
elative
papillastani
papilloistani
illative
papillaani
papilloihini
adessive
papillallani
papilloillani
ablative
papillaltani
papilloiltani
allative
papillalleni
papilloilleni
essive
papillanani
papilloinani
translative
papillakseni
papilloikseni
abessive
papillattani
papilloittani
instructive
comitative
—papilloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
papillasi
papillasi
accusative
nom.
papillasi
papillasi
gen.
papillasi
genitive
papillasi
papilloidesi papilloittesi papillojesi papillaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
papillaasi
papilloitasi papillojasi
inessive
papillassasi
papilloissasi
elative
papillastasi
papilloistasi
illative
papillaasi
papilloihisi
adessive
papillallasi
papilloillasi
ablative
papillaltasi
papilloiltasi
allative
papillallesi
papilloillesi
essive
papillanasi
papilloinasi
translative
papillaksesi
papilloiksesi
abessive
papillattasi
papilloittasi
instructive
comitative
—papilloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
papillamme
papillamme
accusative
nom.
papillamme
papillamme
gen.
papillamme
genitive
papillamme
papilloidemme papilloittemme papillojemme papillaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
papillaamme
papilloitamme papillojamme
inessive
papillassamme
papilloissamme
elative
papillastamme
papilloistamme
illative
papillaamme
papilloihimme
adessive
papillallamme
papilloillamme
ablative
papillaltamme
papilloiltamme
allative
papillallemme
papilloillemme
essive
papillanamme
papilloinamme
translative
papillaksemme
papilloiksemme
abessive
papillattamme
papilloittamme
instructive
comitative
—papilloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
papillanne
papillanne
accusative
nom.
papillanne
papillanne
gen.
papillanne
genitive
papillanne
papilloidenne papilloittenne papillojenne papillainne $^{rare}$
partitive
papillaanne
papilloitanne papillojanne
inessive
papillassanne
papilloissanne
elative
papillastanne
papilloistanne
illative
papillaanne
papilloihinne
adessive
papillallanne
papilloillanne
ablative
papillaltanne
papilloiltanne
allative
papillallenne
papilloillenne
essive
papillananne
papilloinanne
translative
papillaksenne
papilloiksenne
abessive
papillattanne
papilloittanne
instructive
comitative
—papilloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
papillansa
papillansa
accusative
nom.
papillansa
papillansa
gen.
papillansa
genitive
papillansa
papilloidensa papilloittensa papillojensa papillainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
papillaansa
papilloitaan papillojaan papilloitansa papillojansa
inessive
papillassaan papillassansa
papilloissaan papilloissansa
elative
papillastaan papillastansa
papilloistaan papilloistansa
illative
papillaansa
papilloihinsa
adessive
papillallaan papillallansa
papilloillaan papilloillansa
ablative
papillaltaan papillaltansa
papilloiltaan papilloiltansa
allative
papillalleen papillallensa
papilloilleen papilloillensa
essive
papillanaan papillanansa
papilloinaan papilloinansa
translative
papillakseen papillaksensa
papilloikseen papilloiksensa
abessive
papillattaan papillattansa
papilloittaan papilloittansa
instructive
comitative
—papilloineen papilloinensa :

##### Derived terms

* papillanekroosi

#### Further reading

* “papilla”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

papilla
* adessive singular of pappi

## Interlingua
### Noun

papilla (plural papillas)
* nipple

## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin papilla.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paˈpil.la/
* Rhymes: -illa
* Hyphenation: pa‧pìl‧la

### Noun

papilla f (plural papille)
* papilla

### Further reading

* papilla in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* allappi

## Latin
### Etymology

From papula (“a pustule, pimple”) +‎ -la (diminutive nominal suffix).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /paˈpil.la/, [päˈpɪlːʲä]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /paˈpil.la/, [päˈpilːä]

### Noun

papilla f (genitive papillae); first declension
* diminutive of papula:
** (anatomy) a nipple, teat on the breast of human beings and of animals
** (transferred sense)
*** (poetic) breast, bosom
**** Martialis, Epigrammata 14.134 :Fascia, crescentes dominae compesce papillas, Ut sit quod capiat nostra tegatque manus.Breast-band! confine the swelling bosom of my mistress, that I may be able to cover and press it with my hand.
*** (medicine) pustule, pimple
*** rosebud
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#### Inflection

First-declension noun.

#### Derived terms

* papillāris (adjective)
* papillātus (adjective)

#### Descendants

* → Catalan: papil·la
* → English: papilla
* → Finnish: papilli
* → French: papille
* → Italian: papilla
* → Portuguese: papila
* → Serbo-Croatian: папѝла (papìla)
* → Sicilian: papiḍḍa
* → Spanish: papila

### References

* “papilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* “papilla”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
* papilla in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Portuguese
### Noun

papilla f (plural papillas)
* Obsolete spelling of papila.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From papa +‎ -illa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /paˈpiʝa/ [paˈpi.ʝa]
* IPA: (most of Spain and Latin America) /paˈpiʝa/ [paˈpi.ʝa]
* IPA: (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /paˈpiʎa/ [paˈpi.ʎa]
* IPA: (Buenos Aires and environs) /paˈpiʃa/ [paˈpi.ʃa]
* IPA: (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /paˈpiʒa/ [paˈpi.ʒa]
* Rhymes: -iʝa
* Rhymes: -iʝa
* Rhymes: -iʎa
* Rhymes: -iʃa
* Rhymes: -iʒa
* Syllabification: pa‧pi‧lla

### Noun

papilla f (plural papillas)
* baby food

#### Derived terms

* dar papilla
* echar la papilla
* hacer papilla
* hecho papilla

### Further reading

* “papilla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10